kotamadya (municipality) and port, northwestern Jawa Tengah provinsi (Central Java province), central Java, west-central Indonesia, located on the Java Sea about 160 miles (257 km) east-southeast of Jakarta. Roads and railway link it with Cirebon on the west, Semarang on the east, and Kroya and Yogyakarta on the south and southeast. Its population is mostly Javanese, and Islam is the dominant religion. Tegal is a centre for transshipment of agricultural produce; major exports include sugar and fish. Industries include cotton and sugar milling, iron founding, pottery, and machine and tool manufacture. A fisheries school is located in the city. An area reserved for hunting, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Tegal, is a tourist attraction. Pop. (2000) urban, 236,900.